Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $454.77 to $1,035.36, with a median of $557.52. The lowest listed price is at Saint Clare Hospital — $102.75 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $652.20 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 12031, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC INT LAC SCLP-BODY <= 2.5CM | $454.77 | $1,577.72 | $452.84–$1,992.50 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC INT LAC SCLP-BODY <= 2.5CM | $479.87 | $1,577.72 | $452.84–$1,992.50 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC INT LAC SCLP-BODY <= 2.5CM | $481.77 | $1,577.72 | $444.69–$1,823.23 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Layer Close Sclp Trnk <=2.5Cm | $485.00 | $970.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC INT LAC SCLP-BODY <= 2.5CM | $495.13 | $1,577.72 | $444.69–$1,992.50 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC INT LAC SCLP-BODY <= 2.5CM | $522.54 | $1,577.72 | $452.84–$1,992.50 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC INT LAC SCLP-BODY <= 2.5CM | $557.52 | $1,577.72 | $268.22–$2,077.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - INTERM REPAIR, SCALP/TRUNK/EXT, 2.5 CM OR LESS | $637.50 | $1,250.00 | $750.00–$1,000.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INTERM REPAIR, SCALP/TRUNK/EXT, 2.5 CM OR LESS | $637.50 | $1,250.00 | $750.00–$1,000.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Cls Wnd Sclp/Ax/Trnk/Extrm<=2.5cm | $714.60 | $714.60 | $180.08–$686.02 | — | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC REPAIR INTMD WND S/TR/EXT LTE 2.5CM CDM | $799.76 | $1,538.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $799.76 | $1,538.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC INTERM. REPAIR SCALP?.2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,011.20 | $1,264.00 | $399.53–$1,137.60 | 20% | — source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC REPAIR INTMD WND S/TR/EXT LTE 2.5CM CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC REPAIR INTMD WND S/TR/EXT LTE 2.5CM CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC REPAIR INTMD WND S/TR/EXT LTE 2.5CM CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Cls Wnd Sclp/Ax/Trnk/Extrm<=2.5cm | $16,231.80 | — | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $454.77, median $557.52, highest $1,035.36 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $540.03. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An intermediate repair closes a deeper cut in layers, with stitches under the skin as well as on top, or cleans a heavily contaminated wound. This code is for up to 2.5 cm on the scalp, body, arms or legs.
What the price covers
The price covers the repair. The visit and supplies may be billed separately.